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• the present invention provides a novel series of sulfated ⁇ -glycolipid compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable salts and pharmaceutical compositions thereof as inhibitors of selectin-mediated cellular adhesion which are useful in the treatment or prevention of inflammatory disease processes and other pathological conditions mediated by the binding of selectins involved in intercellular adhesion.
• P-selectin (CD62, GMP140, PADGEM) is a membrane glycoprotein of ⁇ 140 kDa expressed by activated platelets and vascular endothelial cells.
• P-selectin is sequestered in p granules [Hsu-Lin, S., et al., J. Biol. Chem., 259, 9121-9126 (1984); and Stenberg, P. E., J. Cell Biol., 101, 880-886 (1985)] and Weibel-Palade bodies [McEver, R. P., et al., J. Clin.
• P-selectin is a member of a family of adhesion molecules which includes E-selectin (ELAM-1), which is expressed by activated vascular endothelial cells, and L-selectin (Leu 8, LAM-1, LECAM), which is expressed by leukocytes.
• E-selectin E-selectin
• L-selectin Leu 8, LAM-1, LECAM
• These proteins are type I membrane proteins and are composed of an amino terminal lectin domain followed by an epidermal growth factor (EGF) like domain, a variable number of complement receptor related repeats (CR), a hydrophobic membrane spanning region and a cytoplasmic domain. As indicated by high sequence homology, these proteins are not only structurally but also functionally related, modulating the trafficking of peripheral blood leukocyte by permitting adhesive interactions between leukocytes and endothelial cells. These binding interactions are predominately mediated by contacts between the lectin domain of the selectin and various carbohydrate ligands.
• P-selectin domain/carbohydrate interaction is primarily responsible for mediating P-selectin/myeloid cell binding
• the exact molecular nature of the P-selectin ligand is not knowns. Binding of P-selectin to myeloid cells is Ca 2+ dependent as well as neuraminidase and protease sensitive. The binding of P-selectin to myeloid cell lines can be inhibited by growing the cells in the presence of sodium selenate and inhibitor of sulfation.
• P-selectin has been shown to bind to the carbohydrate Le x (CD15) [Larsen, E., et al., Cell, 63, 467-474 (1990)] and its sialylated form, sialyl-Le x (sLe x ) [Erbe, V. E., et al., J. Cell Biol., 119, 215-217 (1992)], and there is evidence that these carbohydrates and/or others like them are presented to P-selectin by a discrete number of cell surface proteins including L-selectin.
• acute or chronic inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, allergy conditions, psoriasis, septic shock and other indications such as reperfusion injury, adult respiratory distress syndrome, ischemia, ulcerative colitis, vasculitides, atherosclerosis and inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis and tumor metastases.
• the present invention provides novel sulfated ⁇ -glycolipids having the formula ##STR2## wherein R, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 are as defined below, or a non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or hydrate thereof which are inhibitors of selectin-mediated cellular adhesion.
• the present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising said sulfated ⁇ -glycolipids and to the method of treatment or prevention of conditions characterized by selectin-mediated cellular adhesion such as inflammatory diseases and other pathological conditions in mammals.
• the present invention provides novel sulfated ⁇ -glycolipid compounds which are inhibitors of P-selectin mediated cellular adhesion and which have the formula ##STR3## wherein
• R is an acyl residue of a fatty acid
• R 1 is --(CH ⁇ CH) m --(CH 2 ) n --CH 3 ;
• R 2 , R 3 , R 4 and R 6 are independently at least two --SO 3 H;
• R 2 , R 3 , R 4 R 5 and R 6 each are independently hydrogen, unsubstituted or substituted alkanoyl, arylalkyl or arylcarbonyl wherein said substituent is selected from halogen, C 1-4 alkyl, trifluoromethyl, hydroxy and C 1-4 alkoxy; or R 4 and R 6 , taken together is benzylidene or R 3 and R 4 , taken together is isopropylidene;
• n is an integer of 0 or 1;
• n is an integer of from 5 to 14, inclusive;
• the present invention also provides a method for the treatment or prevention of inflammatory diseases and other pathological conditions characterized by selectin-mediated cellular adhesion, which comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula I or a non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or hydrate thereof.
• C 1-4 alkyl and “C 1-4 alkoxy” as used herein and in the claims (unless the context indicates otherwise) mean straight or branched chain alkyl or alkoxy groups such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, t-butyl. Preferably, these groups contain from 1 to 2 carbon atoms.
• arylalkyl as used herein and in the claims means a phenyl group attached via an alkyl moiety containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl and the like, and most preferably means benzyl or phenylethyl.
• halogen as used herein and in the claims is intended to include bromine, chlorine, iodine and fluorine while the term “halide” is intended to include bromide, chloride and iodide anion.
• halogen is chlorine or fluorine.
• alkanoyl as used herein and in the claims means acetyl, propionyl and the like.
• the term "independently at least two --SO 3 H" as used herein and in the claims means than a minimum of any two substituents selected from R 2 , R 3 , R 4 and R 6 must be --SO 3 H as well as any three substituents and including all four substituents to provide a disulfated, trisulfated or tetrasulfated glycolipid.
• the wavy bond "" in the structural formula to which R 4 O is attached as used herein and in the claims means that the bond may be either in the axial or equatorial configuration as occurs in the monosaccharides selected from galactose and glucose.
• non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable salt as used herein and in the claims is intended to include non-toxic base addition salts with inorganic and organic bases.
• Suitable inorganic bases such as alkali and alkaline earth metal bases include metallic cations such as sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium and the like.
• Suitable organic bases include amines such as ammonium, trialkyl amines, pyridine, ethanolamine, N-methylglucamine, N-methylmorpholine, lysine, arginine and the like.
• Certain of the compounds of the present invention can exist in unsolvated forms as well as solvated forms including hydrated forms such as monohydrate, dihydrate, hemihydrate, trihydrate, tetrahydrate and the like.
• the products may be true solvates, while in other cases, the products may merely retain adventitious solvent or be a mixture of solvate plus some adventitious solvent. It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that solvated forms are equivalent to unsolvated forms and are intended to be encompassed within the scope of the present invention.
• the compounds of the present invention contain a monosaccharide selected from galactose and glucose.
• the natural occurring sulfatides from brain tissue are part of a class of compounds known as sulfated cerebrosides [N. S. Radin Handbook of Neurochemistry, Vol. 3 415-424 (1969)].
• the commercially available sulfatides are a mixture of compounds in which the hexose moiety is mainly galactose and the configuration of the hexose in the natural sulfatides is in the ⁇ -anomeric form. [C. C. Sweeley, Pure and Appl. Chem., 61(7) 1307-1312 (1989)].
• the term "therapeutically effective amount” means the total amount of each active component of the method that is sufficient to show a meaningful patient benefit, i.e., healing of chronic conditions characterized by selectin-mediated cellular adhesion or increase in the rate of healing of such conditions.
• a meaningful patient benefit i.e., healing of chronic conditions characterized by selectin-mediated cellular adhesion or increase in the rate of healing of such conditions.
• the term refers to that ingredient alone.
• the term refers to combined amounts of the active ingredients that result in the therapeutic effect, whether administered in combination, serially or simultaneously.
• the terms "treat, treating, treatment” as used herein and in the claims means preventing or ameliorating diseases, tissue damage and/or symptoms associated with selectin-mediated cellular adhesion.
• acyl residue of a fatty acid means the acyl residue of a naturally occurring saturated or unsaturated fatty acid or a fatty acid derived therefrom.
• Suitable saturated fatty acids are those described herein and other known fatty acids such as butyric, isovaleric, caproic, caprylic, capric, lauric, myristic, palmitic, stearic, arachidic, behenic, lignoceric, cerotic and the like.
• Suitable unsaturated fatty acids include the cis and trans isomers of fatty acids such as ⁇ 9 -decylenic, stillingic, ⁇ 9 -dodecylenic, palmitoleic, oleic, ricinoleic, petroselinic, vaccenic, linoleic, linolenic, eleostearic, punicic, licanic, parinaric, gadoleic, arachidonic, 5-eicosenic, 5-docosenic, cetoleic, erucic, 5,13-docosadienic, nervonic and the like.
• Hydroxy-protecting groups which can be employed in the present invention to block or protect the hydroxyl group are well-known to those skilled in the art and, preferably, said groups can be removed, if desired, by methods which do not result in any appreciable destruction of the remaining portion of the molecule, for example, by chemical or enzymatic hydrolysis, treatment with chemical reducing agents under mild conditions, irradiation with ultraviolet light or catalytic hydrogenation.
• Hydroxy-protecting (blocking) groups which are advantageously used are those which are common in carbohydrate chemistry especially for primary alcohols, secondary alcohols and vicinal cis and trans diols.
• Suitable hydroxy-protecting groups may be, for example, acyl groups such as acetyl, trichloroacetyl, phenoxycarbonyl, benzyloxycarbonyl, benzhydryloxycarbonyl, trityloxycarbonyl and 2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonyl, ether groups such as methoxymethyl, benzyloxymethyl, allyl, benzyl, p-methoxybenzyl, p-nitrobenzyl, benzhydryl, trityl or triorganosilyl groups such as tri(C 1 -C 6 ) alkylsilyl (e.g., trimethylsilyl, triethylsilyl, triisopropylsilyl, isopropyldimethylsilyl, t-butydimethylsilyl, methyldiisopropylsilyl or methyldi-t-butylsilyl), t-buty
• suitable hydroxy-protecing groups and methods for their formation and removal are known in the art, e.g., see Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis, second ed., T. W. Greene and P. G. M. Wuts, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1991, Chapter 2 and references therein.
• the compounds of Formula I may be prepared by various procedures such as those illustrated herein in the examples, in the reaction schemes and variations thereof which would be evident to those skilled in the art.
• the various sulfate substituted glycolipid compounds of Formula I wherein the carbohydrate moiety is galactose and glucose are advantageously prepared from the intermediates of Formula Va or Vb as generally illustrated in Reaction Schemes 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.
• the hydroxy function of the intermediate is treated with triflic anhydride and sodium azide to produce the cyclic azido intermediate with inversion of configuration followed by acid treatment to remove the benzylidene blocking group to produce the desired azido diol intermediate of Formula II wherein R 1 is --(CH ⁇ CH) m --(CH 2 ) n --CH 3 .
• silyl blocking group may readily be removed such as with tetrabutylammonium fluoride to give the desired compound of Formula III which is now suitable for use in the coupling reaction with a carbohydrate moiety, as illustrated in Reaction Scheme 2.
• the preparation of either the ⁇ -galacto or ⁇ -gluco intermediate of Formula Va or Vb, respectively is advantageously carried out by the coupling of the galactopyranoside or glucopyranoside of Formula IVa or Formula IVb, respectively with the azido alcohol of Formula IIIa and removal of the acetyl blocking groups with sodium methoxide as shown in Reaction Scheme 2.
• the azido alcohol of Formula III wherein R 5 is benzoyl is illustrated in Reaction Scheme 2 and in subsequent Reaction Schemes 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.
• the use of R 5 being benzoyl is for illustration purposes only and is not intended to be limiting.
• the fully protected (blocked) pyranoside of Formula IVa and IVb are readily prepared from the corresponding penta-O-acetyl of galacto-or glucopyranoside as illustrated in Reaction Scheme 2.
• Reaction Scheme 3 exemplifies the preparation of the 2,4-disulfate, 2,3-disulfate and 4,6-disulfate glycolipids of galacto and gluco pyranosides of Formula I, respectively.
• Reaction Scheme 4 exemplifies the preparation of 3,4-disulfate, 2,6-disulfate and 3,6-disulfate glycolipids of galacto pyranosides of Formula I
• Reaction Scheme 5 exemplifies the preparation of 3,4-disulfate, 3,6-disulfate and 2,6-disulfate glycolipids of gluco pyranosides of Formula I, respectively.
• reaction is intended to include well-known reduction procedures for the azido group such as hydrogenolysis with hydrogen and palladium; hydrogen transfer reactions with cyclohexane/formic acid/palladium, and preferably with hydrogen sulfide in aqueous pyridine.
• acylation is intended to include conventional and well-known acylation procedures for the preparation of amides such as the use of leaving groups and activating groups on the acyl portion of the fatty acid.
• an organic solvent such as tetrahydrofuran, dichloromethane or mixture of aqueous-organic solvents in the presence of a base such as triethylamine, pyridine, dimethylaminopyridine and 50% sodium acetate.
• sulfation is intended to include conventional sulfation procedures with sulfur trioxide and usually as a complex with trimethylamine or pyridine in a solvent such as dimethylformamide, pyridine and the like.
• sulfur trioxide is utilized to sulfate the desired hydroxy groups while the hydroxy groups to be retained are blocked (protected).
• blocking and protecting are intended to include conventional and well-known protecting groups in the art such as those illustrated herein and in Protective Groups In Organic Synthesis, second ed., T. W. Greene and P. G. M. Wuts, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1991, Chapter 2 and references therein.
• acetals and ketals with an acid catalyst
• trisubstituted organosilyl reagents such as tert-butyldimethylsilyl chloride and triethylsilyl chloride
• methoxymethyl bromide benzyl bromide
• benzoyl chloride and the like.
• the reaction may be carried out in tetrahydrofuran, dichloromethane, dimethyl formamide and the like in the presence of a base such as triethylamine, dimethylaminopyridine, pyridine, sodium hydride and the like, and optionally with imidazole as a catalyst.
• a base such as triethylamine, dimethylaminopyridine, pyridine, sodium hydride and the like, and optionally with imidazole as a catalyst.
• hydrolysis is intended to include conventional hydrolysis procedures well-known to those skilled in the art.
• the hydrolysis of benzylidene, isopropylidene, p-methoxybenzyl (PMB), methoxymethyl (MOM) and the like may be carried out under acidic conditions such as 90% trifluoroacetic acid, 3N hydrochloric acid, p-toluene sulfonic acid and the like in solvents such as dichloromethane and tetrahydrofuran.
• PMB p-methoxybenzyl
• MOM methoxymethyl
• p-methoxybenzyl may be removed with the use of dichlorodihydroxyquinone.
• organosilyl blocking groups such as tert-butyldimethylsilyl and triethylsilyl may advantageously be removed by the use of tetrabutylammonium fluoride (TBAF) in tetrahydrofuran and acetic acid.
• TBAF tetrabutylammonium fluoride
• benzoate and acetate blocking groups may also be removed by the use of sodium or potassium alkoxides.
• the compounds of Formula Ia to If wherein R, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 are as previously defined may be prepared from the ⁇ -pyranosides of Formula Va or Vb following the sequence of reactions illustrated in Reaction Scheme 3. It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the choice of reaction route will depend on the desired compounds of Formula I to be prepared and the appropriate selection of the corresponding starting material.
• the ⁇ -galacto compound of Formula Va is treated with benzaldehyde dimethylacetal and an acid catalyst to block and protect the 4 and 6-position hydroxy moieties to give the corresponding ⁇ -galacto pyranoside of Formula VI.
• the intermediate of Formula VI is subjected to reduction of the azido group and then the acylation of the resulting amino group with the desired activated acyl residue of a fatty acid having the definitions of R as defined herein.
• the resulting pyranoside is then sulfated in the 2 and 3-position of the carbohydrate moiety by treatment with an excess of sulfur trioxide trimethylamine complex and then basified with an inorganic base such as sodium bicarbonate, potassium bicarbonate, calcium carbonate and the like.
• the corresponding pyranoside of Formula VI is selectively blocked with a protecting group and preferably with a benzoyl moiety by known methods and methods described by K. Jansson et al in J. Org. Chem., 53, 5629-5647 (1988) to give compounds of Formula VIIa.
• the azido group of compound VIIa is reduced and then acylated with the desired fatty acid residue as described herein.
• the benzylidene moiety of the resulting intermediate is hydrolyzed and the resulting primary alcohol is blocked by esterification with a benzoyl group.
• the 3,6-blocked pyranoside is then subjected to sulfation of the remaining 2,4-dihydroxy groups and then, if desired, hydrolyzed to remove one or more of the blocking groups to produce the corresponding 2,4-disulfated galacto and gluco compounds of Formula Ia and Id, respectively.
• the corresponding pyranoside of Formula VI is blocked with a protecting group and preferably with a benzoyl moiety to produce a compound of Formula VIIb.
• the azido group of the protected pyranoside of Formula VIIb is reduced and the resulting amino group acylated with the desired activated acyl residue of a fatty acid.
• the resulting pyranoside is subjected to conventional hydrolysis to remove the benzylidene protecting group and the 4 and 6-position hydroxy groups are then sulfated as described herein to produce the desired inhibitor of selectin-mediated cell adhesion.
• the resulting sodium salt of the sulfated and blocked ⁇ -glycolipid may, if desired, be hydrolyzed to selectively remove the R 2 , R 3 and R 5 blocking groups and then replaced with other substituents by methods known in the art in the preparation of compounds having the sulfate moiety in the 4 and 6-position of the ⁇ -galacto compounds of Formula Ic.
• the compounds of Formula If can be prepared from the corresponding ⁇ -gluco pyranoside of Formula Vb.
• the intermediate of Formula VIII is subjected to reduction of the azido group and then acylation to incorporate the desired acyl residue of a fatty acid wherein R is as defined above.
• the ⁇ -glycolipid is sulfated in the 2 and 6-position of the carbohydrate moiety by treatment with excess sulfur trioxide pyridine complex and the resulting salt is subjected to conventional hydrolysis to remove the isopropylidene protecting group.
• the desired R 3 , R 4 and R 5 substituents may then be inserted in the compounds having the sulfate moiety in the 2 and 6-position to produce the ⁇ -galacto compounds of Formula Ih.
• the intermediate of Formula VIII is treated with a blocking group and preferably with a benzoyl moiety by known methods to give compounds of Formula IXa.
• the azido group is reduced and then acylated as previously described and the resulting pyranoside is subjected to selective hydrolysis to remove the isopropylidene group.
• the resulting unblocked 3 and 4-position hydroxy groups are sulfated and the remaining blocked hydroxy groups may, if desired, be removed or exchanged for other R 2 , R 5 and R 6 substituents which is desired in the compounds having a sulfate moiety in the 3 and 4-position to produce the ⁇ -galacto compounds of Formula Ig.
• the intermediate of Formula VIII is selectively treated with two different blocking groups. It is advantageous to first block the primary alcohol group in the 6-position with a triorganosilyl group such as tri (C 1 -C 6 ) alkylsilyl and triarylsilyl and, preferably, with a t-butyldimethylsilyl group. The secondary hydroxy group may then be advantageously blocked with other conventional groups such as a benzoyl group to produce the compound of Formula IXb.
• a triorganosilyl group such as tri (C 1 -C 6 ) alkylsilyl and triarylsilyl and, preferably, with a t-butyldimethylsilyl group.
• the secondary hydroxy group may then be advantageously blocked with other conventional groups such as a benzoyl group to produce the compound of Formula IXb.
• the azido group is reduced and then acylated with the desired acyl residue of a fatty acid and the resulting fully protected glycolipid is selectively hydrolyzed to remove the isopropylidene protecting group.
• the 4-position hydroxy group is selectively blocked by acetylation and the 6-position silyl protecting group is then removed by standard procedures such as with tetrabutylammonium fluoride.
• the available 3,6-dihydroxy moleties are now advantageously sulfated by the general procedures described herein and the resulting 3,6-disulfated galacto compound may, if desired, be hydrolyzed to produce a compound wherein R 2 , R 4 and R 5 are hydrogen or R 2 , R 4 and R 5 may be acylated to produce the 3,6-disulfated galacto compounds of Formula Ii.
• the preparation of gluco compounds of 3,4-disulfate, 3,6-disulfate and 2,6-disulfate of Formula I may be carried out from the corresponding ⁇ -gluco pyranoside of Formula Vb following the reaction sequences outlined in Reaction Scheme 5.
• the ⁇ -gluco compound of Formula Vb is treated with a blocking group and advantageously with benzaldehyde dimethylacetal to block the 4 and 6-position hydroxy groups and give the corresponding pyranoside intermediate of Formula X.
• the partially blocked intermediate of Formula X is then selectively blocked with a protecting group and preferably with a benzoyl moiety by methods similar to the procedure described by K. Jansson et al in J. Org. Chem., 53, 5629-5647 (1988) to give compounds of Formula XIa and XIb.
• the corresponding gluco intermediate of Formula XIb is first blocked with a different blocking group such as a methoxymethyl group before the benzylidene moiety is hydrolyzed.
• the resulting intermediate is then sequentially treated with blocking groups wherein the primary alcohol is first blocked with an organosilyl group such as t-butyldimethylsilyl and then the secondary alcohols are blocked by esterification with a benzoyl group.
• the azido group of the fully protected pyranoside is reduced and then acylated with the desired fatty acid residue as described herein.
• the resulting protected glycolipid is subjected to selective hydrolysis to remove both the silyl and methoxymethyl protecting groups by known procedures.
• the 3,4-blocked pyranoside is then sulfated in the 2 and 6-position as described previously and then, if desired, hydrolyzed to remove one or more of the blocking groups to produce the corresponding 2,6-disulfated gluco compounds of Formula II. ##STR8##
• the corresponding gluco intermediate of Formula XIa is hydrolyzed to remove the benzylidene blocking group and then the resulting primary alcohol in the 6-position is blocked by selective esterification with a benzoyl group.
• the azido group is reduced and then acylated with the desired fatty acid residue and the resulting intermediate is subjected to treatment with sulfur trioxide complex to sulfate the 3 and 4-position and, if desired, optionally hydrolyzed to remove one or more of the blocking groups to produce the 3,4-disulfated gluco compounds of Formula Ij.
• the corresponding gluco intermediate of Formula XIa is further blocked with a different blocking group such as a methoxymethyl group to produce the compound of Formula XIc.
• a different blocking group such as a methoxymethyl group
• the fully protected glycolipid is subjected to selective hydrolysis to remove both the silyl and methoxymethyl groups by known procedures and the resulting 3 and 4-position hydroxy groups are sulfated with sulfur trioxide complex as generally described herein.
• the 3,6-disulfated gluco is optionally hydrolyzed to give the 3,6-disulfated gluco compounds of Formula Ik.
• Reaction Scheme 6 The general processes for the preparation of trisulfated galacto and gluco compounds of Formula Im to Ip and Formula Iq to It from the appropriate starting materials are illustrated in Reaction Schemes 6 and 7.
• Reaction Scheme 6 the preparation of 3,4,6-trisulfate and 2,4,6-trisulfate compounds for the galacto and gluco glycolipids of Formula Im to Ip wherein R, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 5 are as previously defined may be prepared from the compound of Formula XII following the general sequence of reactions outlined in Reaction Scheme 6.
• the corresponding galacto and gluco compound of Formula XII is selectively treated with two different blocking groups. It is advantageous to first treat the compound of Formula XII with a blocking group such as benzaldehyde dimethylacetal to block the 4 and 6-position hydroxy groups and then with a second blocking group such as benzoyl group by methods previously described. The azido group of the protected pyranoside is reduced and then acylated with the desired fatty acid residue as described herein. The resulting pyranoside is subjected to hydrolysis to remove both the benzylidene and p-methoxybenzyl blocking groups by procedures known in the art.
• a blocking group such as benzaldehyde dimethylacetal
• a second blocking group such as benzoyl group
• the unblocked pyranoside is then treated with an excess of sulfur trioxide pyridine complex and then basified with an inorganic base such as sodium bicarbonate.
• the resulting 2,4,6-trisulfate compound may, if desired, be subjected to conventional hydrolysis to remove the blocking groups to produce compounds of the Formula In or Ip.
• the primary alcohol of the compound of Formula Va or Vb is first esterified with a blocking group such as benzoyl and then the azido group is reduced and acylated with a fatty acid.
• a blocking group such as benzoyl
• the resulting pyranoside which is blocked in the 6-position is treated with sulfur trioxide pyridine complex and then basified with sodium bicarbonate to give a 2,3,4-trisulfate pyranoside which is then optionally hydrolyzed to produce 2,3,4-trisuflate compounds of Formula Iq or Is.
• the corresponding galacto or gluco intermediates of Formula Va or Vb is selectively treated with two different blocking groups such as with benzylidene and then methoxymethyl blocking moleties.
• the resulting protected pyranoside is selectively hydrolyzed to remove the benzylidene blocking group and then the primary alcohol is protected with an organosilyl protecting group while the hydroxy in the 4-position is blocked with a benzoyl moiety.
• the azido group is then reduced and acylated with the desired fatty acid residue as previously described.
• the blocking groups such as the t-butyldimethylsilyl and the methoxymethyl groups are removed by known procedures.
• the resulting pyranoside is treated with excess sulfur trioxide complex and then optionally hydrolyzed as shown in Reaction Scheme 7 to produce compounds of the Formula Ir or It.
• the compounds of Formula I have the formula ##STR11## wherein R is an acyl residue of a fatty acid; R 1 is --(CH ⁇ CH) m --(CH 2 ) n --CH 3 ; R 2 , R 3 , R 4 and R 6 are independently at least two --SO 3 H; R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 each are independently hydrogen, unsubstituted or substituted alkanoyl, arylalkyl or arylcarbonyl wherein said substitutent is selected from halogen, C 1-4 alkyl, trifluoromethyl, hydroxy and C 1-4 alkoxy; or R 4 and R 6 , taken together is benzylidene or R 3 and R 4 , taken together is isopropylidene; m is an integer of 0 or 1; n is an integer of from 5 to 14, inclusive; or a nontoxic pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or hydrate thereof.
• R is an acyl residue of a fatty acid
• the compounds of Formula I have the formula ##STR12## wherein R is an acyl residue of a fatty acid; R 1 is --(CH ⁇ CH) m --(CH 2 ) n --CH 3 ; R 2 , R 3 , R 4 and R 6 are independently at least two --SO 3 H; R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 each are independently hydrogen, unsubstituted or substituted alkanoyl, arylalkyl or arylcarbonyl wherein said substitutent is selected from halogen, C 1-4 alkyl, trifluoromethyl, hydroxy and C 1-4 alkoxy; or R 4 and R 6 , taken together is benzylidene or R 3 and R 4 , taken together is isopropylidene; m is an integer of 0 or 1; n is an integer of from 5 to 14, inclusive; or a non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or hydrate thereof.
• R is an acyl residue of a fatty
• this invention provides a method for the treatment or prevention of diseases mediated by the inhibition of selectin-mediated cellular adhesion in a mammal in need thereof, which comprises administering to said mammal a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I or a non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or hydrate thereof.
• this invention provides a method for the treatment of inflammatory related diseases or other pathological conditions in a mammal in need thereof, which comprises administering to said mammal a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I or a non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or hydrate thereof.
• this invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one compound of Formula I in combination with a pharmaceutical carrier or diluent.
• P-selectin (GMP140, granule membrane protein-140, PADGEM, or CD62) is a calcium-dependent transmembrane protein found in alpha granules of endothelial cells and platelets. It is an inducible selectin produced on activated endothelium and platelets which recognize alpha(2-3)sialylated and alpha(1-3)fucosylated lactosaminoglycans which include the sequence, Lewis x (Zhou et al., J. Cell.
• P-selectin may be responsible for the initial adhesion events between endothelium and neutrophils as evidenced by leukocyte rolling induced by P-selectin in flow cells (Lawrence, M., and T. Springer, Cell (1991) 65: 859-873).
• sulfatide SIGMA
• lysosulfatide SIGMA
• MeOH 0.1 ml of sulfatide (SIGMA) or lysosulfatide (SIGMA) each at 1 ⁇ g/ml in MeOH were added to the wells of a 96-well ELISA plate (ProBind, Falcon) and allowed to dry overnight at room temperature. The next day the antigen coated plates were blocked for 1.5 hours at room temperature with 5% BSA (ICN) in buffer containing 20mM Hepes and 0.15 M NaCl, pH 8.0. Wild type P-selectin and mutants thereof were first mixed with HRP-conjugated goat anti-human IgG (Fisher Scientific), serially diluted and then incubated for 30 minutes at 37° C.
• SIGMA sulfatide
• SIGMA lysosulfatide
• the chimeric P-and E-selectin receptor globulin consists of the human lectin domain, the EGF domain, and two complement repeats of the human selectins fused to the hinge, CH1 and CH2 domains of human IgG1. These proteins were prepared as described by Aruffo, et al., Cell (1991) 67: 35-44; Walz, et al., Science (1990) 250, 1132-1135.
• the HL-60 cell line obtained from the American Type Culture Collection, ATCC No. CCL240, was employed to investigate P-selectin Rg binding. Assays were done in 96-well tissue culture dishes. The wells were first coated with 0.5 ug goat anti-human Fc antiserum overnight, and nonspecific binding sites were blocked by incubation of the wells with 1% nonfat dry milk in phosphate buffered saline (PBS containing 0.9 mM CaCl 2 and 0.8 mM MgSO 4 ) for 30 minutes. The Rg was then bound to the anti Fc-coated wells by incubating 50 ng in 50 ul of PBS for two hours.
• PBS phosphate buffered saline
• Test compounds were prepared by dissolution to a final concentration of 20 mg/ml in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), diluted in PBS to 2 mg/ml, and briefly sonicated prior to use.
• DMSO dimethyl sulfoxide
• the Rg coated wells were preincubated at room temperature for 15 minutes with the inhibitor, and 200,000 cells were added to yield the final indicated inhibitor concentration in 160 ul of PBS.
• the data is obtained as percent inhibition of specific binding: ##EQU2## and a plot of dose vs. percent inhibition of Rg binding is generated in which IC 50 ( ⁇ M) is calculated and reported in Table 1.
• the reverse passive Arthus reaction in rats is a modification of the method by Mulligan et al., as described in J. Clin. Invest., (1991 ) 88:1396-1406.
• This is an experimental model in which the interaction of antigen-antibody complexes and complement leads to a severe vasculitis that is associated with edema, induration, erythema and hemorrhage.
• the interaction between the antigen-antibody complexes and complement leads to a localized influx of neutrophils.
• These neutrophils release a variety of mediators that are associated with tissue damage and vascular permeability.
• the localized inflammatory reaction is measured using different techniques i.e., vascular permeability and neutrophil influx which is evaluated both biochemically and microscopically.
• mice Male Sprague Dawley specific pathogen-free rats with jugular vein cannulae (280-320 g, Hill Top Labs, Pa.) are used in these studies. Animals are acclimated for at least 1 day and individually housed in stainless steel cages. The dorsal region of the rats is closely clipped 2 days prior to the experiments and divided into 4 sites on each side of the midline. Prior to all injections the rats are sedated with 0.4 ml per 300 gm rat of ketamine/rompun [1000 mg (10 ml) of ketamine HCL is mixed with 40 mg (2.0 ml) Rompun] administered IP and or inhalation anesthesia with metafane (methoxyflurane).
• Bovin Serum Albumin (BSA) and rabbit polyclonal IgG rich in anti-BSA are purchased from Sigma Chemical Co. (St. Louis, Mo.). Radiolabelled 125 I-BSA (spAct 1-5 ⁇ Ci/ ⁇ g) is purchased from Dupont NEN (Boston, Mass.).
• Each rat is administered intradermal (ID) injection of (0.4 mg, 0.6 mg and 0.8 mg) anti-BSA in a volume of 100 ⁇ l per injection in normal saline.
• the ID injections are randomized near the mid dorsal region on both sides of the back bone.
• the rats are administered intravenous (IV) injections of BSA (10 mg in 1.0 ml) in normal saline containing 125 I labeled BSA (1 ⁇ Ci/ml BSA or 5.0 ⁇ Ci/kg body wt) for quantification of dermal vascular injury.
• Anti-inflammatory agents such as inhibitors of adhesion molecules of the present invention are administered IV at a single dose of 3 mg immediately after BSA.
• the rats are anesthetized with metafane and 2 to 3 ml of blood is withdrawn via the cannula into an anticoagulant containing (EDTA or Heparin) tube and plasma separated and saved for neutrophil and albumin quantitation.
• the rats are killed and the skin surrounding the injection site (15 mm diameter) is punched out and weighed.
• the skin samples and a fixed volume of plasma (0.1 to 1.0 ml) is analyzed in a gamma-counter for 125 I content.
• Skin samples from the contralateral side are processed and analyzed for myeloperoxidase activity (MPO) as a measure of neutrophil accumulation. As needed, samples are also processed for histological evaluation of the reacted sites.
• MPO myeloperoxidase activity
• the calculation of the plasma protein exudation into skin is made by determining the radioactivity in the tissue and relating this to the level of radioactive albumin in the blood at the time of sacrifice.
• the equation below shows the calculation for microliter plasma extravasated (Issekutz and Issekutz, Pharmacological methods in the control of inflammation, (1989) 129-150). ##EQU3##
• MPO Myeloperoxidase
• MPO is located in the azurephil granules of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN). Because of its abundance in these cells (5% dry weight), this enzyme is used as a marker for tissue neutrophil content.
• tissue MPO content the method of Bradley, et al., was used as described in J. Invest. Dermatol. (1982) 78: 206-209. Biopsies from each treatment group were placed in plastic tubes (15 ⁇ 100 mm) containing 10 ml of 0.5% hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (HTAB) in 0.05 M potassium phosphate buffer pH 6.0. The tissue was then homogenized with a Brinkmann Polytron homogenizer (10s).
• HTAB hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide
• the supernatant (0.05 ml) was assayed by mixing with 0.150 ml o-dianisidine (0.334 mg/ml) and 0.0005% hydrogen peroxide in 0.05 M potassium phosphate buffer pH 6.0 in a 96-well microtiler plate. Change in absorbance at 450 nm was measured at room temperature using a Vmax kinetic plate reader (Molecular Devices, Pale Alto, Calif., USA). Percent inhibition of the test compound at 3 mg dose was determined as follows: ##EQU5##
• VP vascular permeability
• MPO myeloperoxidase
• the compounds of Formula I or pharmaceutical compositions thereof are useful in the treatment and/or prevention of diseases or other pathological conditions which are mediated by the binding of selectins in cellular adhesion.
• diseases and conditions include acute or chronic inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, allergy conditions, psoriasis, septic shock, adult respiratory distress syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease and opthalmic inflammatory diseases; autoimmune diseases; thrombosis or inappropriate platelet aggregation conditions, and cardiovascular disease; reperfusion injury; multiple sclerosis and neoplastic disease including metastasis conditions.
• this invention includes pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one compound of Formula I in combination with a pharmaceutical carrier or diluent.
• this invention relates to a method of treatment or prevention of diseases or other pathological conditions characterized by selectin-mediated cellular adhesion in a mammal in need thereof, which comprises administering to said mammal a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I or a non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or hydrate thereof.
• this invention relates to a method for inhibiting or reducing inflammatory disease processes in a mammal in need thereof, which comprises administering to said mammal a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I or a non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or hydrate thereof.
• the pharmacologically active compounds of Formula I will normally be administered as a pharmaceutical composition comprising as the (or an) essential active ingredient at least one such compound in association with a solid or liquid pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and, optionally, with pharmaceutically acceptable adjuvants and excipients employing standard and conventional techniques.
• the pharmaceutical compositions include suitable dosage forms for oral, parenteral (including subcutaneous, intramuscular, intradermal and intravenous), transdermal, bronchial, rectal, topical, ophthalmic, intraarticular or nasal administration.
• parenteral including subcutaneous, intramuscular, intradermal and intravenous
• transdermal including subcutaneous, intramuscular, intradermal and intravenous
• bronchial including subcutaneous, intramuscular, intradermal and intravenous
• rectal topical
• ophthalmic intraarticular or nasal administration
• nasal administration if a solid carrier is used, the preparation may be tableted, placed in a hard gelatin capsule in powder or pellet form, or in the form of a troche or lozenge.
• the solid carrier may contain conventional excipients such as binding agents, fillers, tableting lubricants, disintegrants, wetting agents and the like.
• the tablet may, if desired, be film coated by conventional techniques.
• the preparation may be in the form of a syrup, emulsion, soft gelatin capsule, sterile vehicle for injection, an aqueous or non-aqueous liquid suspension, or may be a dry product for reconstitution with water or other suitable vehicle before use.
• Liquid preparations may contain conventional additives such as suspending agents, emulsifying agents, non-aqueous vehicle (including edible oils), preservatives, as well as flavoring and/or coloring agents.
• a vehicle normally will comprise sterile water, at least in large part, although saline solutions, glucose solutions and like may be utilized. Injectable suspensions also may be used, in which case conventional suspending agents may be employed.
• compositions are prepared by conventional techniques appropriate to the desired preparation containing appropriate amounts of the active ingredient, that is, the compound of Formula I according to the invention. See, for example, Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mack Publishing Company, Easton, PA, 17th edition, 1985.
• the dosage of the compounds of Formula I to achieve a therapeutic effect will depend not only on such factors as the age, weight and sex of the patient and mode of administration, but also on the degree of cell adhesion inhibition desired and the potency of the particular compound being utilized for the particular disorder of disease concerned. It is also contemplated that the treatment and dosage of the particular compound may be similar to the treatment and dosage used with dexamethasone phosphate and that the dosage would be adjusted accordingly by one skilled in the art to reflect the relative level of activity. The decision as to the particular dosage to be employed (and the number of times to be administered per day) is within the discretion of the physician, and may be varied by titration of the dosage to the particular circumstances of this invention for the satisfactory inhibition or reduction of selectin-mediated cell adhesion.
• a suitable dose of a compound of Formula I or pharmaceutical composition thereof for a mammal suffering from, or likely to suffer from any condition as described herein is an amount of active ingredient from 0.1 ⁇ g/kg to 100 mg/kg body weight.
• the dose may be in the range of 0.1 to 100 mg/kg body weight to the active ingredient, and preferably, in the range of 0.1 to 50 mg/kg body weight.
• a suitable dose of active ingredient may be in the range of 0.1 ⁇ g to about 100 mg/ml of liquid carrier or excipient, and preferably, about 0.1 mg to 10 mg/ml.
• a suitable dose may be in the range of about 1 mg to 100 mg/kg of mammal body weight, and preferably, from about 1 mg to about 50 mg/kg body weight.
• the active ingredient will preferably be administered in equal doses from one to four times a day. However, usually a small dosage is administered, and the dosage is gradually increased until the optimal dosage for the host under treatment is determined.
• Benzene was distillated and the solution was concentrated under vacuum to 50-60 mL.
• To this solution was added 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl- ⁇ -D-galactosyl bromide [as described in Methods in Carbohydrate Chemistry, vol. 1, p. 224-225] (5.0 g, 12.16 mmol) and mercury(11) cyanide (3.0 g, 12.16 mmol) at 22° C. and under argon and the resulting mixture was heated up to 80°-85° C. for 15-20 minutes. The reaction was then cooled down to 5° C. and diluted with ethyl ether/water (1:1,100 mL).
• the temperature of the cooling bath was allowed to reach -50° C. over a period of 3 hours.
• the reaction mixture was cooled down to -70° C. and neutralized with a solution of acetic acid (3.9 mL, 68 mmol) in dichloromethane (10 mL).
• the mixture was concentrated under vacuum, giving a residue which was dissolved in dichloromethane (50 mL).
• the residual solid (sodium acetate) was filtered on Celite and washed with dichloromethane (5 ⁇ 10 mL).
• Trifluoroacetic acid (90%, ⁇ 4 mL) was added to a stirred solution of (2S,3R,4E)-3-benzoyloxy-2-hexadecanoylamino-1-(2-O-benzoyl-3,4-O-isopropylidene-6-O-tert-butyldimethylsilyl- ⁇ -D-galactopyranosyloxy)-4-octadecene (575 mg, 0.649 mmol) in dichloromethane (75 mL) at 22° C. The reaction was stirred at 22° C. and monitored by TLC. The solvents were evaporated and the residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with a 10% aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate, water and brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated.
• the resin was filtered and washed with methanol/chloroform (1:1, 20 mL) and water (2 mL).
• the flitrate was then treated with Amberlite IRP-64 100-300 mesh (Na + ) resin for ⁇ 15 minutes at 22° C. and filtered.
• the resin was washed with methanol/chloroform (1:1, 20 mL) and water (2 mL) and the filtrate was concentrated under vacuum.
• the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (20 g, 0% to 16% methanol/chloroform then 20:100:0.5 to 28:100:1.5 methanol/chloroform/water) and afforded the title compound (43 mg, 55%) as a white solid.
• Trimethylamine sulfur trioxide complex (103 mg, 0.74 mmol) was added to a stirred solution of (2S,3R,4E)-3-benzoyloxy-2-hexadecanoylamino-1-(4,6-O-benzylidene- ⁇ -D-galactopyranosyloxy)-4-octadecene (66 mg, 0.074 mmol) in dry dimethylformamide (6 mL) at 22° C. and under argon. The mixture was stirred at 85° C. for 1 hour and then cooled down to 5° C. and treated with a 1M aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate until the pH reached 8-9. The resulting mixture was stirred for 0.75 hour.
• (2S,3R,4E)-3-Benzoyloxy-2-hexanoylamino-1-[2,6-di-O-(sodium oxysulfonyl)- ⁇ -D-galactopyranosyloxy]-4-octadecene ##STR52## (2S,3R,4E)-3-Benzoyloxy-2-hexanoylamino-1-[3,4-O-isopropylidene-2,6-di-O-(sodium oxysulfonyl)- ⁇ -D-galactopyranosyloxy]-4-octadecene (0.23 g, 0.253 mmol) was treated by the general procedure as described in Example 5-E and afforded the title compound (0.22 g, 100%) as a white amorphous solid.
• Benzaldehyde dimethylacetal (2.0 mL, 13.3 mmol) followed by paratoluenesulfonic acid (15 mg) were added to a stirred solution of ethyl 1-thio- ⁇ -D-galactopyranoside (1.3 g, 5.80 mmol) in acetonitrile (20 mL) at 22° C. The mixture was stirred for 1 hour, then triethylamine ( ⁇ 3 mL) was added and the mixture was evaporated under vaccum. The residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate and washed with water and a 1M aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated. The residue was precipitated from ethyl acetate/hexane and afforded the title compound (1.3 g, 72%) as a white solid.
• (2S,3R,4E)-2-Hexadecanoylamino-3-hydroxy-1-[2,6-di-O-(sodium oxysulfonyl)- ⁇ -D-galactopyranosyloxy]-4-undecene ##STR97## (2S,3R,4E)-3-Benzoyloxy-2-hexadecanoylamino-1-[2,6-di-O-(sodium oxysulfonyl)- ⁇ -D-galactopyranosyloxy)-4-undecene (0.200 g, 0.22 mmol) was reacted by the general procedure as described in Example 6-A and gave 0.16 g (88%) of the title material as an amorphous solid.

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